The White House on Tuesday unveiled several billion dollars’ worth of corporate commitments to water research and development during a high-level summit. Pegged to World Water Day, the summit was intended to draw attention to specific state and corporate pledges as well as new Obama administration initiatives prompted in part by Western states’ drought and […]
Years of drought followed by the recent pounding storms to hit the Bay Area and Northern California has turned water watching into a spectator sport. It has been a spectacular show this month. The formula is different for every watershed and every lake.Lakes in the foothills of the Bay Area are fed 100 percent by […]
California’s rice farmers pride themselves on environmental stewardship, saying their flooded fields provide habitat for millions of ducks and geese in an era when traditional marshlands have largely disappeared. Now a giant Yolo County farm controlled by the family of Sacramento land baron Angelo K. Tsakopoulos will test whether it can grow rice with water […]
While on his three-day trip to Cuba, President Obama released an action plan on Monday to help the federal government proactively deal with drought, which affects one-eighth of the continental US population, mostly in the West. In a memorandum and accompanying action plan, Mr. Obama’s administration outlined his goals for the federal government to help […]
With storms calming down, does that mean El Niño is over? KRON’s Justine Waldman asked the experts on Monday to get some answers. All models indicate that El Niño is weakening. Bay Area residents took out their umbrellas, wore rain boots, and packed in the sandbags–all to prepare for the pounding rains. Experts predicted a […]
Occupants of 11,000 new single-family houses under construction near Tracy will be able to recycle their shower, bath, laundry and sink water on site using a system designed by Australian water engineers, one of dozens of new water technologies the White House will showcase at its big “water summit” Tuesday. Hoping to leapfrog a Congress […]
In First -of-a- kind Summit, White House Rallies Corporate Investment in Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby By Michael DoyleThe White House on Tuesday unveiled several billion dollars’ worth of corporate commitments to water research and development during a high-level summit. Pegged to World Water Day, the summit was intended to draw attention to specific state and corporate pledges as well as new Obama administration initiatives prompted in part by Western states’ drought and […]
Why Some Reservoirs Don’t Fill as Quickly
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGateby By Tom StienstraYears of drought followed by the recent pounding storms to hit the Bay Area and Northern California has turned water watching into a spectator sport. It has been a spectacular show this month. The formula is different for every watershed and every lake.Lakes in the foothills of the Bay Area are fed 100 percent by […]
Rice-Growing Experiment Will Cut Water Use but Subtract From Habitat
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowCalifornia’s rice farmers pride themselves on environmental stewardship, saying their flooded fields provide habitat for millions of ducks and geese in an era when traditional marshlands have largely disappeared. Now a giant Yolo County farm controlled by the family of Sacramento land baron Angelo K. Tsakopoulos will test whether it can grow rice with water […]
Obama Calls for Proactive Drought Strategy. What Would That Look Like?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.)by By Lonnie ShekhtmanWhile on his three-day trip to Cuba, President Obama released an action plan on Monday to help the federal government proactively deal with drought, which affects one-eighth of the continental US population, mostly in the West. In a memorandum and accompanying action plan, Mr. Obama’s administration outlined his goals for the federal government to help […]
Video: Did El Niño live up to its expectations? KRON asks the experts
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KRON 4 (San Francisco)by By Vince Cestone and Justine WaldmanWith storms calming down, does that mean El Niño is over? KRON’s Justine Waldman asked the experts on Monday to get some answers. All models indicate that El Niño is weakening. Bay Area residents took out their umbrellas, wore rain boots, and packed in the sandbags–all to prepare for the pounding rains. Experts predicted a […]
Recycled Water System to be put to Test at Development Near Tracy
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGateby By Carolyn LochheadOccupants of 11,000 new single-family houses under construction near Tracy will be able to recycle their shower, bath, laundry and sink water on site using a system designed by Australian water engineers, one of dozens of new water technologies the White House will showcase at its big “water summit” Tuesday. Hoping to leapfrog a Congress […]